Spain 3-1 Czechia
Updated
Spain won: Spain 3-1 Czechia in the Nations League (Round 3) on Sat, 3 Oct 2026 at Estadio Municipal Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo. Spain goals: Lamine Yamal 6', Rodri 35', Mikel Merino 89'. Czechia goals: Jirí Sláma 69'. Sent off: Ladislav Krejcí (85'). Expected goals: 2.10-0.49. Possession: 69-31. Player of the match: Rodri (8.2).
Match report
Spain beat Czechia 3-1
Spain got the better of Czechia 3-1 at Estadio Municipal Carlos Tartiere on Saturday 3 October in the Nations League.
Lamine Yamal put Spain ahead on 6' (1-0), Rodri made it 2-0 on 35', Jirí Sláma pulled one back for Czechia on 69' (2-1) and Mikel Merino made it 3-1 on 89'.
Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) was sent off on 85'.
Spain had 69% of the ball, shots were 18-5 (10-2 on target) and expected goals finished 2.10-0.49. Spain were the better side on chances, too.
Rodri (Spain) was player of the match with an 8.2 rating.
Attendance: 28,515. Referee: Vasilis Fotias.
Match stats
| Spain | Czechia | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 69 | 31 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.10 | 0.49 |
| Total shots | 18 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 10 | 2 |
| Touches in opposition box | 34 | 8 |
| Big chances | 5 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 3 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 704 (92%) | 280 (82%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 4 |
| Corners | 5 | 0 |
| Total shots | 18 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 10 | 2 |
| Blocked shots | 3 | 0 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 13 | 2 |
Lineups
Spain (4-2-3-1): David Raya, Iván Fresneda, Robin Le Normand, Aymeric Laporte, Fran García, Rodri, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Álex Baena, Roberto Fernández
Czechia (4-4-2): Antonín Kinský, Michal Sácek, Stepán Chaloupek, Ladislav Krejcí, Jirí Sláma, Matěj Radosta, Alex Král, Roman Macek, Ondřej Lingr, Lukás Ambros, Adam Hložek
Key events
- 6' · Goal · Lamine Yamal (Spain)
- 35' · Goal · Rodri (Spain)
- 46' · Substitution · Víctor Muñoz for Lamine Yamal (Spain)
- 46' · Substitution · Yéremi Pino for Álex Baena (Spain)
- 57' · Substitution · Ryan Don Naderi for Lukás Ambros (Czechia)
- 57' · Substitution · Lukás Červ for Roman Macek (Czechia)
- 67' · Substitution · Fermín López for Dani Olmo (Spain)
- 67' · Substitution · Mikel Merino for Pedri (Spain)
- 69' · Goal · Jirí Sláma (Czechia)
- 73' · Substitution · Michal Sadílek for Alex Král (Czechia)
- 73' · Substitution · Pavel Bucha for Matěj Radosta (Czechia)
- 77' · Substitution · Martín Zubimendi for Rodri (Spain)
- 79' · Yellow card · Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia)
- 82' · Yellow card · Michal Sadílek (Czechia)
- 85' · Red card · Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia)
- 85' · Yellow card · Santi Denia (Czechia)
- 87' · Substitution · Martin Vitík for Adam Hložek (Czechia)
- 89' · Yellow card · Ondřej Lingr (Czechia)
- 89' · Goal · Mikel Merino (Spain)
- 89' · Yellow card · Stepán Chaloupek (Czechia)
- 90' · Yellow card · Antonín Kinský (Czechia)
- 90'+3 · Yellow card · Fermín López (Spain)
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Questions
Who won Spain vs Czechia?
Spain won, 3-1 (Nations League) on Sat, 3 Oct 2026.
When and where is Spain vs Czechia?
Sat, 3 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC at Estadio Municipal Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, Nations League.